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Lisa Lind-Larsen, the Redding, Conn., woman facing criminal charges for neglecting her two horses Chinook and Cheyenne and who is scheduled to appear in court once again Dec. 2, has lost ownership of the animals…and Friends of Animals couldn’t be more thrilled.

Lisa Lind-Larsen, the Redding woman whose two mustang horses were seized from her property in July by the Department of Agriculture, was in court on Thursday, Sept. 4, to regain custody of her horses. However, the judge did not make a ruling at the end of the hearing.

Commendably, "A New Destination for Status-Symbol Horses in Spain: The Abattoir" (Chapineri­a Journal, April 11) makes the case for an end to horse breeding, which creates a path to the slaughterhouse. Why, after all, should human beings assign other animals worth or worthlessness?

We at Friends of Animals are opposed to all roundups and advocate for the rights of wild horses to be allowed to live free on public lands, where they belong.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A federal agency's proposal to use helicopters to gather hundreds of wild horses in northwestern New Mexico has drawn criticism from animal advocates who are urging the government to use gentler tactics.

Friends of Animals was a sponsor of the Lobby Day in Albany on May 1st , 2012 for the bill that would ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City. 50 advocates attended and took a chartered bus at 8am to the Capitol in Albany from New York City.

New York, NY - The popular American Girl Place retail chain has cancelled the horse-drawn carriage rides originally planned through summer after Friends of Animals worked with local activists and social media to halt the rides.

Last week, the store advertised package events for $75 that included a carriage ride from its Fifth Avenue entrance.